I got married 5 months ago but i keep my name because it's not my costum ( i am peruvian) have the last name of my husband . My husband is American and I don't have any problem with him about that, because i have the last name of my husband in personal purposes like family and friends but i want to know how can i do with the last name of my future kids and if i need to change my last name or hyphenated my last name or also if i can keep my last name. Thank you for your time and help.
2007-02-12 08:28:04 · 6 answers · asked by Mile R 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
i know you said for married women (which im not), but my wife when we got married used her maiden name as her middle name, then used my last name, you can keep your name the way it is, as for your kids, it is custom in the US, to use the fathers last name, but if the both of you agree for the children to have a differant last name, as in your, you are free to do so, but if you husband does not want to, and if there is any legal battles over it, the children will have to have his last name.
what im saying if he agrees to your children having your last name, its ok, but legally, they can have his.
2007-02-12 08:39:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I kept my last name after marriage; our kids are going to have my husband's last name - I don't want to use hyphenated names as it gets inconvenient and unpronouceable. It makes no difference whatsoever if your name is the same or different from your kids - just do what feels right to you. My mom's name was different from ours our whole life (she too kept her maiden name after marriage), and it has never been a problem. If anything, it was "cool" that she had a different name - it made us more aware of her heritage. You can do whatever you want with your name - change it to your husband's, hyphenate, or keep your own - it is completely up to you. There's no rule as to which way it should go.
2007-02-12 16:46:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother hyphenated her name, but me and my brother both tote our father's name - so, if you want to do that, you can keep your last name! I don't see why you shouldn't be able to, honestly.
You can also give your kids hyphenated names, if you want.
2007-02-12 16:31:40 · answer #3 · answered by Okayla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can choose anything you want for the kids...
your last name...
your hubby's last name...
or hypenate...
or what my friend did...
give her kid the middle name of her last name..
example
mothers name is Jane Smith
Father's name is Toour Dalakmi
kid's name is : Jamali Smith Dalakmi
2007-02-12 16:31:52 · answer #4 · answered by Sufi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hypenated my last name and my kids both have their fathers name. its really up 2 what u want 2 do. follow ur heart...
2007-02-12 16:34:34 · answer #5 · answered by Jessie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I kept my last name, being dad doesn't have any sons. On my license and official documents it reads like this,{Firstname, MI, lastname-marriedname}.
2007-02-12 16:34:13 · answer #6 · answered by lovebug 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋